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We are seeking a reliable part-time field contractor to support the onsite technical deployment and commissioning of our client's new line of Mobile Security Trailers. We are seeking an independent contractor who wants to partner with us from the ground up to help launch this program, refine our field deployment workflows, and establish our localized operations.

This is a flexible, project-based contractor role where field assignments will be coordinated as mobile systems are sold and scheduled for deployment. This is not a generic handyman position; it is a technical role requiring a combination of low-voltage systems deployment, IP camera optimization, PoE field networking, cellular or Starlink connectivity, solar power validation, and structured field commissioning.

Why This Role Matters:

Mobile security trailers provide crucial asset protection and remote monitoring for high-risk, off-grid environments like construction zones, public utilities, and critical infrastructure. Because we are scaling this program from its initial rollout, your technical precision on-site is essential. You will be the boots-on-the-ground professional responsible for ensuring that early-stage deployments are structurally safe, fully connected, stable, and executing flawless remote data transmission from day one.

The Mission:

To successfully deploy, connect, calibrate, and commission Mobile Security Trailers during our program's launch phase. Ultimate success means delivering a fully powered, connected, documented, remotely viewable, and customer-accepted trailer system that meets our rigorous technical standards and sets a high baseline for our service division's expansion.

Key Impact Areas:

• Pre-Deployment Readiness: Review specific customer orders, bills of materials, trailer layouts, network routing plans, and site profiles before arrival to confirm that all required components, routing hardware, tools, and power systems are accounted for.

• Trailer Placement & Safety Stabilization: Position and stabilize the mobile asset in its designated customer-approved location, verifying safe mast clearance, optimized solar exposure, hardware access paths, and overall site safety.

• Camera & VMS Setup: Install, connect, aim, and test fixed and PTZ camera feeds, local network video recorders (NVRs), and edge devices to validate clear live views, local recording metrics, and remote access availability.

• Network & Cloud Integration: Configure or validate onsite cellular routers, Starlink satellite kits, Ethernet switches, and static/DHCP IP addressing schemes to establish communication between the trailer cameras and our remote viewing platforms.

• AI Analytics Calibration: For advanced platform tiers, map basic AI detection zones, calibrate line-crossing or intrusion rules, test warning media deterrents, and configure customer-specific alert routing profiles.

• Client Walkthrough & Orientation: Deliver a structured onsite review for the client covering trailer power variables, camera views, basic field troubleshooting, and escalation contacts.

• Meticulous Closeout Documentation: Capture complete deployment photos, verify serial numbers, log data speed tests, and submit a finalized closeout checklist within 24 hours of site departure.

• Limited Post-Install Support: Provide up to seven days of limited remote troubleshooting support following a deployment to adjust minor setup-related variables like offline cameras or basic alert rule tuning.

Minimum Qualifications:

• IP Surveillance Competency: Proven experience installing, aiming, configuring, and troubleshooting commercial IP cameras, PTZ optics, and local NVR workflows.

• Low-Voltage Capabilities: Experience routing, labeling, securing, and testing outdoor low-voltage cabling and PoE field enclosures.

• Field Networking Acumen: Functional understanding of IP addressing, DHCP/static allocations, cellular router provisioning, and mobile satellite (Starlink) placement.

• Mechanical Self-Sufficiency: Proficient use of mechanical hand tools, digital cable testers, mobile laptops, and smartphones to perform field configurations independently.

• Logistical Assets: Possession of reliable transportation (pickup truck, van, or SUV preferred) and standard personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Checklist Discipline: Comfort working within structured verification protocols and a commitment to gathering serial records and digital photos for 24-hour reporting closeouts.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical experience with UNV / Uniview cameras, recording hardware, or edge AI analytics units.

• Basic knowledge of off-grid solar equipment, industrial battery configurations, and power inverter metrics.

• Active FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification or technical exposure to enterprise drone ecosystems like the DJI Dock 3 or DJI FlightHub 2.

• Active independent General Liability Insurance coverage (highly preferred for utility, government, or enterprise customer sites).

• Background operating within active construction environments, industrial facilities, or critical energy infrastructure.